NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia

Ēriks Ešenvalds — Northern Lights
Einojuhani Rautavaara — Selected works
Cyrillus Kreek — Selected works
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi — Selected works
Veljo Tormis — Selected works

Northern Lights showcases music that evokes the shimmering beauty of the aurora borealis. The program spans a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant and traditional holiday carols to contemporary works by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Cyrillus Kreek and Veljo Tormis. The centerpiece is Northern Lights by Ēriks Ešenvalds, one of today’s most sought-after young composers. With voices, chimes and tuned water goblets, Ešenvalds recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound.

Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm.

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